History Nerds United

Send us a textLet's time travel back to old New York City. Author John Wood Sweet joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Sewing Girl's Tale. We also talk about John's own sewing skills and how you research a criminal case which took place hundreds of years ago.*Warning to our listeners: The Sewing Girl's Tale is about a sexual assault and its aftermath. While we do not talk about the assault explicitly, we here at HNU want to make sure you are aware of the subject matter up front. We will be happy to have you back next episode if you need to skip this one.Buy The Sewing Girl's TaleSupport the show

Send us a textWhy have one podcaster when you can have two? TK from For the Love of History podcast joins me to talk about how she ended up in Japan, how she got into podcasting, what's the best part, and of course what's the worst part. We geek out. She is an amazing human. You're going to love this.Listen to For the Love of HistorySupport the show

Send us a textLet's talk religion! Sure, you avoid the subject at family dinners to avoid a brawl, but author Steven T. Collis joins us to talk about his book, The Immortals, which tells the story of four chaplains from different religions who collectively made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II. We also talk a little bit about his newest book, Praying with the Enemy.Check out Steven's websiteBuy all his books here Support the show

Send us a textLet's get medical! Author Paul Craddock joins the podcast to talk his new book, Spare Parts. It gets wonderfully weird and gross as we dive into the history of transplants, crackpot science, and the massive egos of medical pioneers. Check out Paul's websiteBuy Spare PartsSupport the show

Send us a textThese aren't the fairy tales you remember! Author Nicholas Jubber joins the podcast to talk about his new book, The Fairy Tellers, his many travels around the world, and his favorite stories. It gets weird and I loved every minute of it.Check out Nick's websiteBuy The Fairy TellersSupport the show

Send us a textPrivateers, pirates, whales, hurricanes, and lighthouses are just a few of the things Eric Jay Dolin has written about. Eric tells me how he made it all happen, what you need to become an author yourself, and how Covid affected his latest book, Rebels at Sea.Check out Eric's webpageBuy any of his books hereSupport the show

Send us a textDinosaurs! Author and Paleontologist Riley Black joins the podcast to talk her new book The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World film series, and how a big asteroid made it possible for us to exist. It's okay. I know I already had you at "dinosaur."Check out Riley's websiteBuy The Last Days of the DinosaursSupport the show

Send us a textThe fantastic Keith Thomson joins us to talk pirates, hand grenade throwing, and how even I can still live out my baseball dreams. We talk about Keith's new book, Born to Be Hanged, which is one of the craziest pirate stories you've never heard.Check out Keith's websiteBuy Born to Be HangedSupport the show

Send us a textThe wonderful Shelley Puhak joins me to talk her new book, The Dark Queens, how I can improve my poetry, and what I would wear back in the Dark Ages. Yes, really. She was very patient with me. Buy The Dark Queens!Visit Shelley's website!Support the show

Send us a textPulitzer Prize winner Debby Applegate joins us to talk about her new book, Madam, her addiction to research, and the things she's learned along the way. We also talk about winning the Pulitzer for The Most Famous Man in America and, of course, trashy TV.Check out her website: https://debby-applegate.com/Buy MadamBuy The Most Famous Man in AmericaSupport the show